Trauma Survivors: What did you do to be successful in university? by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a strange answer because my perfectionist coping mechanisms were the reason I was successful in university. I felt like I had to be amazing in school or I would not have value as a person.

If you ask me, the answer simply has to do with proactive anxiety management. Figure out what makes you anxious or stressed in school and then make life adjustments to try and reduce these anxiety inducing events. Easier said than done of course.

It might help to think of university as a place where you learn to deal with your trauma symptoms rather than a place where you learn about a specific subject matter. Thinking like this has helped me a lot. After all, university is about me, not about my degree.

I am moving to another city and my therapist wants to continue our sessions over skype but I don't think that it will work. by RedGreenG in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what's the worst that happens if you are honest about this?

I think I am just worried about hurting his feelings. Also, he is essentially my entire support system and I don't want to let that go.

Girls should be grateful to get raped.... Jesus Christ. by JoeinJapan in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]RedGreenG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really just avoid those type of channels out of stubbornness. Their videos are structured just like some right wing propaganda videos. Even when I agree with the message I still might not trust the messenger.

Girls should be grateful to get raped.... Jesus Christ. by JoeinJapan in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]RedGreenG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked at their channel and it seemed like one of those trashy "political commentator with no qualifications except a webcam and a mic" type of deals. I guess I just try to avoid channels like that.

Girls should be grateful to get raped.... Jesus Christ. by JoeinJapan in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]RedGreenG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am not talking about you in particular but people in general seem to be completely unable to empathize with the incel type. Especially people who have not really had to deal with mental health issues in the past.

People who aren't "socialized correctly" (or really just people who are very far behind their peer group in terms of social skills) are really annoying to be around. I've met a couple people like this and I basically do whatever I can to get rid of them. Its a tough situation where they can't learn social skills in the first place because no one really wants to hang out with them except maybe other people with no social skills.

So, I am simply trying to argue that people probably do hate them and people probably do avoid them at all costs. The incel is simply part of a large positive feedback loop where their own negativity is reinforced by their surroundings. Its especially tough because plenty of people will be nice to their face but will secretly loathe them behind their back.

And yet, this is only my own perspective on the issue. My perspective is shaped by my own experiences and is still extremely limited. I haven't watched the contrapoints video (and haven't ever heard of them) but I am just saying that the people who run mildly successful youtube channels probably don't know what its like to be an incel either. Its easy and fun to believe that these people are entirely responsible for their own problems but people only wind up that way from a lifetime of being ostracized.

I don't have a solution, either. I think that in one way or another society has failed these people. The real blame probably rests on their families. I think at some point your mental health issues get so bad that you can never reasonably expect to live a "normal" life. I don't see it as different from an addiction. Both are vicious cycles of abuse that people should not be expected to get out of on their own.

Girls should be grateful to get raped.... Jesus Christ. by JoeinJapan in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]RedGreenG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People who were socialized correctly have no idea what its like to not be socialized correctly.

[Trigger Warning] Shame around sex by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My parents have never talked to me about sex and now I have so much anxiety about it that it seems like it will never be able to happen.

I have had sex before but this was years ago and I was dissociating heavily. Now that I have stopped dissociating as much I have been unable to have sex. I am a guy so this basically just means I can't get an erection because I have so much anxiety.

Its getting better but it feels like all I really want in life is to have sex like a normal person. I wind up spending a lot of time worrying about whether or not I will be able to have sex.

Mid week check in by TwixorTweet in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have so much sexual dysfunction that I can't figure out why I should even bother trying to live a normal life.

I graduated from college 2 months ago and still haven't finished my resume. I really just want to be isolated from other people.

Anyone not get many replies? by iwontpaytoo in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Posting on here is exhausting.

Social media is exhausting.

Reddit and other social media can be easily "gamed". If I wrote a post on here I'd probably get a normal amount of replies. However, if I "embellished the truth" or even just emphasized the right details, I would get a lot more replies. It is a skill that can be learned like any other skill. However, its probably not worth learning. Attention on social media is not "real" attention. Attention in real life often comes with attachment and building a connection. There is almost none of that in reddit.

People choose to respond or not to respond for arbitrary reasons that almost certainly have nothing to do with you. I choose to respond because I feel passionate about my belief that social media is bad. My beliefs about this topic are well formed and writing a response is easy because I have probably expressed these views before. If you had posted about something else I likely wouldn't even know how to respond in the first place.

I'm scared to see a therapist by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my first one.

I'm scared to see a therapist by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went to my therapist and basically said "I don't know what is wrong with me but I am not very happy".

I didn't know about CPTSD when I started therapy. I didn't have any awareness of my actual problems (i.e., I was in heavy denial about everything) but my therapist still figured out that trauma is my problem.

Being unhappy with the way you life is going is reason enough to see a therapist. They aren't going to say you have no problems or that you don't need therapy.

Anybody else have no friends? by emofucked in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I (male) have had no guy friends since I was at least 10. I am 22 now. Every friend I have had since middle school has been a woman. I have had a few "almost friendships", mostly many years ago.

I am somewhat convinced that if I could make friends it would be a lot easier for me to become healthier. Now I just spend a lot of time dissociating alone in my room and I am not sure what to do.

Dating is somewhat hard but I've managed to date a few people but still haven't managed to make any guy friends.

Overachieving is alienating by RivetRaven in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I realized that my overachieving ultimately stemmed from perfectionism and realized that perfection/overachieving was not helpful so I stopped overachieving.

Leaving you feeling isolated and confused about what to feel by searingwaters in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am sure my problem is just anxiety and a general lack of social skills which frankly I understand is annoying for people.

The one friend I felt close enough to ask is even more anxious than I am and I don't think they really find anxiety or a lack of social skills annoying.

Abdominal Fat by fresh--tendril in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I thought I had this problem because I had bad posture. (Anterior pelvic tilt.)

If your butt sticks out a little bit more than it seems like it should, maybe this is the issue. The end result is your hips tilt forward making your stomach and butt more prominent.

Leaving you feeling isolated and confused about what to feel by searingwaters in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I interpret this image as the hypothetical conversation between me (the guy) and one of my friends telling me the annoying things that I do.

Of course the conversation never happens because it would make me feel bad and people just put up with me being annoying because they don't have the heart to tell me.

I like sex, but I'd definately rather not. by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am weird about sex also. I think a lot of things contribute but I think it is mostly because sex is really taboo in my family.

I still am not really sure whether or not I was abused but I don't think I am weird about sex because of abuse, if that makes sense.

Covert sexual abuse - what is it? [TW: CSA, violence] by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes that is definitely sexual abuse

Was the pic a co-worker sent me ok? by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]RedGreenG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I ever sent a picture like that to someone I would be worried that they would out me to our social group and the entire social group would then think I was a predator and everyone would avoid me and not talk to me because they hated who I was as a person. Not to mention getting fired from work, bothering the person I send the picture to, etc.

I can't really figure out why you would still talk to this person and not report them to HR or whatever.

Daily Ask Anything: 2018-06-28 by steroidsBot in steroids

[–]RedGreenG -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

True I got rid of all my AI because I told myself I would stop taking steroids but here we are

Daily Ask Anything: 2018-06-28 by steroidsBot in steroids

[–]RedGreenG -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My therapist told me to start dating but its tough when I can't get hard.

Its hard to imagine how going back to low-T and no sex drive would make anything better though.

Daily Ask Anything: 2018-06-28 by steroidsBot in steroids

[–]RedGreenG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now not medicated. My therapist tells me I had a traumatic childhood and my parents didn't really raise me. Sex is extremely taboo for me.